document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=740380>Question 740380</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Six friends decided to buy a house.So they agreed to give the same amount of money for the house, but later two of them withdrew from the agreement and the four friends left had to give an addition of 4500$ in order to buy the house. What is the price of the house? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "So they agreed to give the same amount of money for the house, but later two of them withdrew from the agreement and the four friends left had to give an addition of 4500$ in order to buy the house.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " What is the price of the house?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let a = price of the house<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then original amt required from the 6 friends = a/6,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + 4500 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a + 12(4500) = 3a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54000 = 3a - 2a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = $54,000 for the house </SPAN>\n" );
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